To stimulate the speech of children with delayed speech, we must first clarify the causes of the disease, which include abnormal development of organs of sound, hearing impairment, mental retardation, autism, etc., and then carry out targeted treatment.
1. Abnormal development of the organ of sound: most congenital causes, need to go to the hospital as soon as possible for a detailed examination, can be relieved through surgical treatment as soon as possible to implement surgical treatment, to promote the earliest possible recovery; at the same time, daily life, parents should gradually guide the child to pronounce the words slowly, starting from monosyllabic to multi-syllabic expansion, to help the child to alleviate the symptoms.
2. Hearing impairment: the cause of hearing impairment should be clarified first. If it is caused by previous intracranial infections, high fever or medication, it is recommended to follow the doctor’s instructions to give symptomatic adjustments, and if it continues to be unrelieved, it can be improved with the help of hearing aids to improve the symptoms and promote the development of language.
3. Intellectual disability: Due to congenital cerebral palsy or acquired trauma and other factors, resulting in damage to the central nervous system of the brain, intellectual developmental disorders caused by delayed language development, it is recommended that parents to strengthen the child’s daily training, usually more with the child, and more communication with the child, and gradually improve the symptoms.
4. Autism: Autistic children may be accompanied by delayed language development, parents are advised to take their children to the hospital, under the guidance of the doctor to implement rehabilitation training, such as through play therapy, music therapy, and social interaction skills training, etc., to promote the child’s language development.
Parents should have enough patience and confidence in caring for their children with speech delay to help them recover gradually. The child needs to be treated after a clear diagnosis.